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Inauguration du Canal de Suez, Voyage des Souverains

Print
1869 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hand-coloured lithograph entitled 'La Tribune Des Souverains'. Lettered with title and 'Riou pinxt Didier et Eug.Ciceri lith'.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Inauguration du Canal de Suez, Voyage des Souverains (series title)
  • La Tribune Des Souverains (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithograph
Brief description
Hand-coloured lithograph by Edouard Riou entitled 'La Tribune Des Souverains', a plate from a set of 20 in Gustave Nicole's, 'Inauguration du Canal de Suez, Voyage des Souverains'. Paris, 1869.
Physical description
Hand-coloured lithograph entitled 'La Tribune Des Souverains'. Lettered with title and 'Riou pinxt Didier et Eug.Ciceri lith'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm
  • Width: 39.5cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Suez Canal was opened in 1869, creating the shortest maritime route between Europe and the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Collection
Accession number
SP.501

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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